If you’re rich, famous, powerful, or important, you probably don’t need to worry. Someone like Hagerty, who creates obituaries for a living, will do a quick internet search and write a few glowing words about you. But if you’re like most folks, one of your grieving relatives will dash off an obit that – well, let’s face it, it’ll be boring.
Arts & Ent.
REVIEW: Matilda: magical musical adaptation
A review of Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical, on Netflix
Book Review: “Do Let’s Have Another Drink! The Dry Wit and Fizzy Life of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother” by Gareth Russell
Anglophiles need this book, and so do history lovers. Imagine it: a warm one with a garnish, “Do Let’s Have Another Drink!”, a comfortable chair, and you’re set.
REVIEW: Return to the 3D spectacle of Pandora
TJ Reid review’s James Cameron’s Avatar: Way of Water
A dark and beautiful comedy
There have been a few films that I have seen over the years that I was not even aware were considered black comedies until I looked them up on Wikipedia long after the fact, and I am never sure if this is because the ratio was off or if I just wasn’t dialed into the humor for whatever reason. On the Count of Three has a good deal of this unevenness, but it has even more moments where the balance is pretty darn good.
Let’s get Weird
By TJ REID For the Keizertimes The first time I ever truly felt old was the day I realized that I didn’t recognize any of the songs Weird Al Yankovic was parodying on his last album, 2014’s Mandatory Fun. Taking something serious and replacing it with something silly while treating[Read More…]
Book Review: Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six
“Secluded Cabin Sleeps Six” by Lisa Unger Someone is peeking on you. You don’t know where they are. You haven’t caught them yet, but you can feel them: the hairs on the back of your neck are standing at attention. You’re trying to resist the urge to jump, scream, and[Read More…]
Book review: “The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man”
The eyes must’ve been two feet tall. And they were looking right at you. For a minute, you imagined that they were following you as you sat eating buttery popcorn in a darkened room. And that was your introduction to the work of a man you loved more with every[Read More…]
The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves” by Alexandra Horowitz
Book review by: Terri Schlichenmeyer You do not need a dog. You can tick off the reasons: you don’t have time or money for a dog. There is no room in your house. You don’t have a yard. You already have a dog (or two). You do not need another[Read More…]
“Peg and Rose Solve a Murder” by Laurien Berenson
Author Laurien Berenson writes with a breezy flair that’s perfect for this kind of mystery, and that breeze blows in the humor. Berenson’s Peg is feisty and ornery, a perfect companion to prim, fussy Rose. Seriously: you know a TV series like this, don’t you?